RE: UK: Medics slam 'distorted' MMR drama

[Guest guest]

Let 'em scream..

I have spent 3 years commiserating with parents over the fact that their

children reacted badly to the MMR.. many with horrible consequences.

We are in the thousands.....

UK: Medics slam 'distorted' MMR drama

> Medics slam 'distorted' MMR drama

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3314719.stm

>

> Leading child health experts have called a drama about the MMR vaccine

> " distorted " and " entirely unbalanced " .

> Five's Hear My Silence tells the story of a mother whose child has autism

> which she believes is linked to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

> But 11 experts have written an open letter attacking the link made by the

> drama between MMR and autism.

> No research has ever proved a link, and the overwhelming majority of

experts

> believe the vaccine is safe.

> The audience is presented with a piece of fiction that could not be

further

> from the truth

>

> The open letter, signed by leading GPs, nurses and paediatricians says the

> programme presents an " entirely unbalanced " of the work carried out by Dr

> Wakefield at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School in the 1990s.

> It was that research which led to fears of a link between MMR and autism,

> although the paper found no direct evidence of a link.

> The letter complains that other doctors are portrayed as " baddies " who

> appear to " positively dislike children " .

> It adds " the audience is presented with a piece of fiction that could not

be

> further from the truth " .

> Many will identify with the mother's experiences of isolation when faced

> with a lack of help and support in achieving diagnosis for her son. "

>

> Vernon Beauchamp, National Autistic Society

> The medics say no evidence has been found for the 'new' forms of autism as

> described by Dr Wakefield and the drama.

> The letter adds: " Over 30 years worldwide use of the combined MMR vaccine

> has shown it to be extremely safe and highly effective at preventing these

> three potentially damaging diseases.

> " It would be a pity if the desire for 'good' television took precedence

over

> the welfare of children and set this back.

> 'Talk to your doctor'

> " Our concern is that because this one-sided and misleading film appears to

> be a documentary, with some key players and places named, it will have

> undeserved credibility and inevitably increase the anxieties of parents

> whose children are due to have the MMR.

> " We hope that any adverse effects are minimal and that the film does not

> persuade any parent to reject the MMR vaccine.

> " We recommend that parents who have questions about the MMR vaccine seek

> advice from their health visitor or general practitioner. "

> The letter was signed by leading specialists including:-

> Alan Craft - President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

> Haslam - Chairman, Royal College of General Practitioners

> Jane - Chief Executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital

> Carol Black - President, Royal College of Physicians

> Beverly Malone - General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing

> Rooney, a spokesman for the Sense, the national deafblind and

> rubella association, said: " This drama will only add to the confusion that

> many parents feel about the vaccine.

> " It quite irresponsibly links the rise in diagnosed cases of autism with

the

> introduction of the MMR vaccine in 1988.

> " This is despite the fact that extensive research has shown that there is

no

> increased incidence of autism among those children who have had the

vaccine

> compared to those who have not. "

> He also criticised the drama's star, t son, for what he

described

> as " irresponsible " remarks in media interviews in which she has called

into

> question the safety of the vaccine.

> But a spokesman for Five said the actress had every right to make her

views

> known. She added: " t son has never claimed to be a medical

> expert. She is expressing her views as a mother. "

> And Vernon Beauchamp, chief executive of the National Autistic Society,

> said: " Hear the Silence is a powerful drama and many of our members will

> identify with the mother's experiences of isolation when faced with a lack

> of help and support in achieving diagnosis for her son. "

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

" The open letter, signed by leading GPs, nurses and paediatricians says the

programme presents an " entirely unbalanced " of the work carried out by Dr

Wakefield at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School in the 1990s. "

Roy Meadows wouldn't be one of these leading paediatricians, would he?

<tongue-in-cheek> Wish I'd seen this last night...(

Love, light and peace,

Sue

" May as well consult a butcher on the value of vegetarianism as a doctor on

the worth of vaccination. " ---Bernard Shaw

> UK: Medics slam 'distorted' MMR drama

>

>

> Medics slam 'distorted' MMR drama

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3314719.stm

>

> Leading child health experts have called a drama about the MMR vaccine

> " distorted " and " entirely unbalanced " .

> Five's Hear My Silence tells the story of a mother whose child has autism

> which she believes is linked to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

> But 11 experts have written an open letter attacking the link made by the

> drama between MMR and autism.

> No research has ever proved a link, and the overwhelming majority

> of experts

> believe the vaccine is safe.

> The audience is presented with a piece of fiction that could not

> be further

> from the truth

>

> The open letter, signed by leading GPs, nurses and paediatricians says the

> programme presents an " entirely unbalanced " of the work carried out by Dr

> Wakefield at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School in the 1990s.

> It was that research which led to fears of a link between MMR and autism,

> although the paper found no direct evidence of a link.

> The letter complains that other doctors are portrayed as " baddies " who

> appear to " positively dislike children " .

> It adds " the audience is presented with a piece of fiction that

> could not be

> further from the truth " .

> Many will identify with the mother's experiences of isolation when faced

> with a lack of help and support in achieving diagnosis for her son. "

>